Diesel freezing

[si tate]

I know the link is from earlier this year but has anybody had any trouble with frozen fuel.
http://www.contracthireandleasing.co...he-big-freeze/

[BUSHWHACKER]

Someone on Elite4X4 has had trouble with Tesco diesel freezing.

[gwh200]

My petrol has stayed nice and liquidy.

[si tate]

My petrol has stayed nice and liquidy.

Go to bed.

[si tate]

Someone on Elite4X4 has had trouble with Tesco diesel freezing.

I never fill up at supermarkets anymore ever since I fit a kitchen for a guy who works for total, told me that all supermarkets buy cheap crap with too many additives.

[davec170]

I'm running around having to sort out frozen fuel systems at the moment. The diesel is not the problem though. Generally it's water in the system (filter and tank) that is freezing. Engine gets starved of fuel and cuts out. Operator then flattens the battery trying to restart. Very hard to "drain" ice! My most useful tools at the moment are blow torch, jump leads and 17mm spanner. In that order!

[joecuba]

told me that all supermarkets buy cheap crap with too many additives.

Ok, that's the food, wot about the diesel?

[Ben_D]

Had it last winter, we had a few days were temp did not get much above -10C and was frequently below and truck was not used for a few days. Fuel went thick but was not frozen as such, was hard to start.

Trying to keep the tank full just now in the hope that a greater quantity of fuel wil take longer to solidify. New filter on so shouldn't be much water in there.

Cheers

Ben

[BUSHWHACKER]

Had it last winter, we had a few days were temp did not get much above -10C and was frequently below and truck was not used for a few days. Fuel went thick but was not frozen as such, was hard to start.

Trying to keep the tank full just now in the hope that a greater quantity of fuel wil take longer to solidify. New filter on so shouldn't be much water in there.

Cheers

Ben

Just pour a couple of pints of unleaded into a tank of diesel, it'll help prevent the waxing of the diesel and clean your injectors at the same time.

[davec170]

Had it last winter, we had a few days were temp did not get much above -10C and was frequently below and truck was not used for a few days. Fuel went thick but was not frozen as such, was hard to start.

Trying to keep the tank full just now in the hope that a greater quantity of fuel wil take longer to solidify. New filter on so shouldn't be much water in there.

Cheers

Ben

Are you using fuel from a farm bund? British fuel stations usually start selling winter diesel from September - which is good to at least -20. Stuff I find in farm tanks may have been filled with temperate mix, I've seen that gel at -5.

All else fails, mix in unleaded petrol upto a 20% dilution (maximum).

[davec170]

Spooky!

[Albannach]

4 things.

All fuels are manufactured to the same specifications.

If fuel is freezing at these, relatively mild, temperatures, either the user or the supplier has water in their tanks.

Supermarkets get their fuel from the same place as every one else. The additives are different (added to the tanker) but the fuel is the same. Additives don't make a huge ammount of difference to the fuel.

Winter fuel is more volatile than summer fuel.

[Ben_D]

From a fuel station, only diesel on the farm is red stuff. Fairly sure the stuff that turned thick was from Morrisons in Inverurie and was definitely bought well after September, tank of fuel only lasts me 10 days tops!! I'd heard Diesel should be O.K until about -20 but not convinced after what I saw. It was ###### cold though!

Ben

[Albannach]

Morrisons fuel in Inverurie will probably come from Ineos in Grangemouth, so if it's frozen, there's a problem with their tanks or your tank; not the fuel.

[Diezel Weazel]

I know the link is from earlier this year but has anybody had any trouble with frozen fuel.
http://www.contracthireandleasing.co...he-big-freeze/

You'll be pleased to hear Si "No problems here" all good

Jess
"Cos short cuts can cost more in the long run"